Finish-remover.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Gammon arms, or Iaacnncmannw roan, As'sIGN'on To cnannnom CHEMICAL commas, or new Yeas, N. Y., A CORPORATION or WEST VIRGINIA.

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Patented July 29, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CABLE'TON' ELLIS, a citizen of the United 'States, and resident of Larchmont, in. the county of Westchester and State of New York, have made certain new and useful Inventions Relating to FinishRemovers, of which the following is a specification.

This'invent-ion relates to finish removers and relates especially to non-inflammable removers comprising allyl alcohol or equivalent substantially water-insoluble finish solvent material of a moderately volatile character with which a com aratively small proportion of carbo-n-tetrac lorid or other non-inflammable solvent. material has been incorporated.

Allyl alcohol, and especially the quasi allyl alcohol produced as a by-product in wood alcohol manufacture and sold under the name of allyl alcohol are substantially water-insoluble finish solvents which of course are practically free from Water. These solvents are only moderately volatile, that is, are not nearly so volatile as ordinary wood alcohol, for instance, and therefore do not give off nearly so much inflammable vapor when used in removers. For this reason it is only necessary to incorporate a comparatively small proportion of chlorinated solvent material with quasi allyl al cohol and similarly acting finish solvent material in order to suppress the evolution of explosive vapors and the infiammability of the removers, so that they can be used under ordinary service conditions. Substantially water insoluble alcoholic or ketonic loosening finish solvent material of this character has substantially no decomposing action on the chlorinated solvent material used to suppress its inflammability and therefore the remover does not need to be put up in special containers or includeother solvent material is substantially composed of allyl alcohol or similar moderately volatile loosening finish 'solvent material.

Of course a relatively small proportion of more volatile finish solvent material may be used in these removers without sacrificing their non-inflammable and other desirable properties, and of course, considerable quantities of many other moderately volatile solvents I may be incorporated in the remover, as well. as acetic, cresylic and carbolic acids, creosote, etc. Although not always necessary suitable stifi'ening material is usually desirable in these removers, such as flour, starch, wood flour, whiting, fullers earth, magnesia, infusorial earth and also waxy, soapy or gelatinous stiffening ma- 40 parts, carbon-tetrachlorid 10 parts, cere sin wax 2 parts, and peat Wax 1 part, the ingredients of these removers being, of course, preferably thoroughly incorporated by agitation .at the desired slight rise of temperature.

Another illustrative remover may comprise allyl alcohol 30 parts, turpentine 10 parts, acetylene tetrachlorid 10 parts, ceresin 1 part, and peat wax 1 part. I

Another illustrative remover may com prise allyl alcohol 45 parts, acetylene tetrachlorid 5 parts and parafiin wax 1 part.

Another illustrative remover may comprise quasi allyl alcohol 35 parts, turpentine 5 parts, carbon-tetrachlorid 10 parts and Japan wax 2 parts.

The invention has been described in this.

case in connection with a number of illustrative ingredients, processes, relative proportions and formulas, to the details of which disclosure the invention is not, of course, to be limited. What is claimed is:

1. The non-inflammable finish remover comprising approximately quasi allyl alcohol-4:0 parts, carbon-tetrachlorid 10 parts, ceresin 2 parts and peat wax 1 part.

2. The non -infiammable fin sh remover comprising approximately quasi allyl alcohol 40 parts, miscible chlorinated solvent material 10 parts, and stifiening material.

3. The substantially non-aqueous noninflammable finish remover consisting largely of quasi allyl alcohol with which a 10 smaller proportion of chlorinated finish solvent materlal has been incorporated and a few per cent. of stiffening material including.

wax.

CARLETON ELLIS W1tnesses:

HARRY L. DUNCAN, Jnssm B. KAY. 

